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Haiden Deegan leads the East/West field in the first qualification session

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Haiden Deegan was fastest overall, despite facing a worse track than the East competitors.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri : The East and West practice with their respective divisions in Showdown races. Haiden Deegan blistered the West field in the first qualification.

East Qualification 1 Seth Hammaker (54. 683) was the fastest riders in the first qualification session by a slim margin of 0. 054 seconds over second and third.

"It was pretty challenging to get a good lap in with the way the track is, but I got a couple of good laps in," Hammaker told Peacock. tv's Haley Shanley. "Consistency is going to be key today.

" Jo Shimoda (54. 730) is looking to make up five points on Hammaker for second in the standings. He was fast off the hauler.